nomenclature
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- noun
- /ˈnoʊmənˌkleɪtʃər/
- Specialized
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nomenclatura
- Using consistent nomenclature in research helps ensure clear communication among scientists.
- binomial nomenclature
- diagnostic nomenclature
- change in nomenclature
Then we're using the same nomenclature, but we're not talking about the same things.
- Then we're using the same nomenclature, but we're not talking about the same things.
- And it's, it's just, yeah, it's just wild how much, how much nomenclature there really is.
- Really thrives on a common, common nomenclature.
- But you know, I use this segment of Corrections to address errors in our graphics and our nomenclature.
- And he was, I guess there's like this gay nomenclature where someone hits her foot.
- OK, This is not to upset the aficionados and I will put in some nomenclature, but here we go.
- Oh, I'm sorry, sorry, Sir, sorry fucking history nomenclature.
Examples
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In biology, the nomenclature for classifying species is essential to avoid confusion.
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Wilbur Zelinsky contends that American ideology of the afterworld is encoded in the nomenclature attached to American cemeteries.
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Then we're using the same nomenclature, but we're not talking about the same things.
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Some of the nomenclature, however, is a little bit different from that used in the United States.
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The most recent reports do not even mention religious activities in the nomenclature.
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Simply stated, that carefully chosen nomenclature was inadequate for several reasons.
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So before we get into this, there's always nomenclature that we must deal with.
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Although investigators tend to use their own nomenclature, these goal orientations are typically described in similar ways.
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The Working Group on Planetary System Nomenclature is responsible for naming features on the major planets and their satellites.
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In Linnaean nomenclature, organisms are assigned to nested taxonomic categories: species, genus, order, and so on.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
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Words people use in a subject or job
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word nomenclature comes from the Latin parts nomen 'name' and calare 'to call'. So, nomenclature is like a way to 'call' or arrange names, which is why it means a system of names used in a field.